16 May 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
1
Citizens are invited to write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3457 for help. Operates 9 to 11 and 8 to 9 Monday through Friday. Questions answered are chosen for general interest and usefulness.
In Vietnam a reader asks about obtaining records for a battery operated jukebox and Action Line arranges donations from local vendors. The page also covers Eastland disaster details, weed cleanup duties in Long Beach, a customer complaint about Beeline Fashions, and listings for mobile home sites in Perris and Oceanside with price ranges and a subscription note.
A Long Beach correspondent traveling from Saskatchewan compliments the Ure city residents for well kept lawns and lush plants. He notes a standout corner on California Avenue near Cayson Street featuring magnificent delphiniums and a carpet of pink and white flowers, thanking the owners for sharing beauty with others.
Long Beach philanthropist Loraine Huntington Miller donates 4 million in securities to build and equip a new Earl and Loraine Miller Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Long Beach adjacent to Memorial Hospital. The four story facility will house a hospital, pediatric clinics, dental health center, and psychiatric clinic for children, with beds for 70 and a juvenile intensive care unit.
Six miners trapped ten days in a Hominy Falls coal mine emerged alive after surviving on dirty water skimmed from the surface. They credited fellow miners and divine aid for the rescue, while four others were confirmed dead and fifteen more were rescued from another section after entombment.
A historical note suggests lasting romance rested on practical gestures as a girl offered modest self care and consistency in her appearance, underscoring enduring values of early courtship and mutual effort.
A gas leak on the top floor triggered a massive collapse of the south east corner of a 21 story public housing block in London. Police reported two men and a woman killed, three missing, and 12 injured among about 260 residents who escaped as rubble poured down. A watchman stood nearby as the corner fell.
A 13 year old from La Palma stole his father's car and led patrolmen on a 100 mile per hour chase from South Street onto the San Gabriel River Freeway and Imperial Highway. He crashed into a block wall near Imperial Highway, suffering head injuries after being ejected from the vehicle. The boy’s father Gilbert Devisser reported the car missing after 9 pm and said the youth had previously attempted to run away. Officers found sleeping bags and supplies in the car’s rear.
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY LB AREA clear except for low overcast tonight. High today 71. DESERTS clear and warm with highs 76 to 84. LOWER VALLEYS highs 90s. MOUNTAINS clear and warm with highs near 60s to 70s at most resorts.
Sen. Robert Kennedy spoke in Van Nuys criticizing the welfare system as a national failure. He pledged that a Kennedy administration would prioritize creating jobs and employing workers. A nearby discussion at Beles Valley College touched on a guaranteed annual wage as a welfare solution.
A New York businessman, masked by a black hood, testifies before senators that loan sharks forced him to pay 14 000 in interest on loans totaling 1 800 euros. The testimony cites aggressive debt practices and financial distress amid a broad inquiry into lending abuses.
The House approved a $1.3 billion Colorado River basin development bill including a central Arizona water delivery project. It passed by voice vote after a failed bid to send the measure back to committee to remove a feasibility study on augmenting water supply.
Two earthquakes struck Japan hours apart, the first killing at least 25 people and causing widespread damage including tidal effects. The second quake, similar in size, produced no immediate casualties but prompted warnings from the Central Meteorological Agency about Pacific tides.
An Edinburgh Royal Infirmary transplant is described as the world’s first man lung transplant. Officials say the patient’s condition is satisfactory and the hospital board spokesman declined to release details about the patient’s sex nationality or identity.
A broad swath of states from Arkansas to Ohio faced a tornado outbreak described as among the heaviest ever. Weather officials logged seven tornadoes in the 24 hour period ending at 12:07 a.m. Local communities prepared for widespread debris cleanup as the National Guard assisted. Damages run into millions with dozens dead and hundreds injured.
The AFL-CIO suspends the United Auto Workers, its largest affiliate with 14 million members, over a $90,000 dues delinquency and failure to pay one month. Meany and Reuther align to form a new federation, Meany as president and Reuther as vice president, amid ongoing personal and strategic clashes.
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